"Cherkess" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Cherkesses [plural]
Etymology: From Russian черке́с (čerkés), of disputed origin, with suggestions including Turkic or Mongolic. See Circassians. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ru|черке́с}} Russian черке́с (čerkés), {{der|en|trk|-}} Turkic, {{der|en|xgn|-}} Mongolic Head templates: {{en-noun}} Cherkess (plural Cherkesses)
  1. A Circassian.
    Sense id: en-Cherkess-en-noun-Pca0hH1O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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